ORLANDO and WINTER PARK, Fla. — Strive Senior Living, based in Orlando, has acquired Sutton Homes, based in Winter Park. Sutton Homes is a 25-year-old operator of seven seniors housing communities in Central Florida. Sutton Homes is focused on memory care, and Strive will launch a new standalone memory care brand named Sanctuary by Strive to lead the new portfolio. Strive purchased all assets of the company and will continue to operate the communities under Sutton Homes until the full rebrand to Sanctuary by Strive is completed by the end …
Legal protections are complicated in the world of COVID-19. By Matt Keenan and Jenn Hatcher, Shook, Hardy & Bacon The owners and operators of long-term care facilities know better than almost everyone does how the destructive evil known as COVID-19 has changed lives in every shape, manner and form. It has also dramatically altered the most basic standards that have governed the long-term care (LTC) industry for years. And yet, today there remains enormous uncertainty about where the science and medicine will take us. With so much ambiguity at play, …
MOUNT SINAI, N.Y. — Engel Burman has opened The Bristal at Mount Sinai, a 120-unit assisted living community in the Long Island hamlet of Mount Sinai. The Bristal at Mount Sinai has 76 assisted living apartments and 44 additional apartments for memory care. Monthly rents begin at $5,200 for assisted living and $8,400 for memory care. This is the 20th Bristal-branded community, with 15 of those located on Long Island. Engel Burman develops, owns and operates the properties.
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Ziegler has completed an $18 million taxable bank placement for Warm Hearth Village, a continuing care retirement community in Blacksburg. Warm Hearth was founded in 1974 and provides housing, health care and other services to seniors on its 220-acre campus through the operation of 259 independent living units, 55 active adult units, 150 assisted living units and 60 skilled nursing beds. The financing will be used to consolidate three existing bank placements and pay for $2 million in campus improvements. National Bank of Blacksburg provided the funds, …
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Pikeville, located along the Big Sandy River in the eastern portion of the state. The property was built in 1979 and renovated in 1987. The rooms are mostly semi-private. The REIT owner elected to sell the property as the existing operator sought to exit. The seller acquired the asset through a sale-leaseback in fourth-quarter 2019, all part of a larger portfolio. A local operator acquired the facility for an undisclosed price.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — FaverGray, a general contractor based in Jacksonville, has hired Mark Higby as division leader of senior living. Higby brings over 30 years of experience in the construction industry as a design and construction executive, including serving as federal director, senior vice president and division director for a large construction firm. Earlier in his career, Higby was the division leader responsible for sales and execution of projects in the senior living and healthcare market, including acute care hospitals, surgical centers, nursing care, memory care and continuing care retirement …
Despite the significant challenges of converting old buildings into seniors housing, developers roll the dice and build a more inviting product. By Jeff Shaw Because of the special needs of the sector, seniors housing developers nearly always say they prefer ground-up development rather than redevelopment projects. It allows them to build a property exactly how they want in order to meet the needs of modern seniors. But sometimes an opportunity presents itself to convert an old building into something new, often restoring a historic property to new glory. Because of …
COVID-19 resulted in a sudden increase in demand for internet connectivity in seniors housing — catching some operators flat-footed. By Jeff Shaw The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on seniors housing were sudden and dramatic. We’ll likely continue to feel them for years to come. As communities closed themselves off from the outside world to protect residents, a new challenge emerged: How do we keep our residents healthy and safe without isolating them from friends, family and entertainment? The answer came in part from the web, as operators looked to …
Developers should help increase safe, welcoming options for seniors. By Charlie Adams and Aileen Montour For members of the LGBTQ community, access to safe, affordable and inclusive housing is a necessity. Research has shown that LGBTQ-identifying individuals report lower incomes, increased food insecurity, higher unemployment and increased vulnerability to homelessness. Many cities across the country have implemented initiatives over the years to combat discrimination and promote inclusivity — everything from opening LGBTQ community centers to hosting pride parades. But as “the Stonewall Generation” grows older, more can and should be …
Lawyer finds her passion for seniors housing with a publicly traded operator. By Jeff Shaw Katie Potter did not take the traditional route into the seniors housing industry. A lawyer by trade, Potter assisted Five Star Senior Living Inc. (NASDAQ: FVE) with a few transactions. Impressed with her work, Bruce Mackey, then the CEO of the Newton, Massachusetts-based operator, brought her in to replace the outgoing general counsel in 2012. Potter quickly found herself intrigued by every part of the business, not just the legal aspects. She became heavily involved …